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1. Preface
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) national strategy aims to
better integrate and synergise regional development. Policy documents, such as the
Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area,
have consistently affirmed Hong Kong’s role in the GBA. The plan cements
Hong Kong’s status as an international financial, shipping, trade, and aviation
hub and promotes in-depth cooperation in areas such as technological innovation.
The enhanced interconnectivity of people, goods, capital, and information forms
part of the 14th Five-Year Plan’s “dual circulation” development paradigm.
Given the above context, talent flow holds a dual significance for Hong Kong. The
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proportion of four key industries in Hong Kong’s Gross Domestic Product, except for
financial services, has shrunk over the past decade due to its homogeneous industry
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structure. Emerging industries have not yet created enough high-income jobs, stunting
upward social mobility for the youth. In contrast, the GBA’s larger market size and distinct
advantages in innovation and technology can bring a wide range of employment options.
Meanwhile, studies indicate a talent shortage in certain Hong Kong industries, including
priority and new industries. Local talents may be insufficient to meet the demand while
highly-educated talents based in the GBA could fill vacancies.
2. Survey Methodology
Our Hong Kong Foundation commissioned Lingnan University and collaborated with
the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong to conduct three
surveys. The surveys covered Hong Kong citizens’ perception of cross-border talents, as
well as cross-border working and living issues, namely:
i. Study on Hong Kong citizens’ views on foreigners and mainlanders coming to
work and study in Hong Kong as well as the Central Government’s support
measures for Hong Kong during the pandemic. In April 2022, Lingnan University
queried 1,025 Hong Kong permanent residents aged 18 or above by phone. The
Central Government’s support measures for Hong Kong is reported on Page 6.
ii. An analysis of the current situation of Hong Kong citizens who work and reside in the
nine mainland GBA cities on a long-term basis. From November 2020 to April 2022,
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the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong interviewed
2,500 Hong Kong residents who live or work in the GBA at least two weeks a month.
iii. The development intentions of highly-educated mainlanders residing in Hong Kong.
From February 2019 to May 2020, the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese
University of Hong Kong interviewed 3,012 highly-educated mainlanders currently
living in Hong Kong.
1. The four key industries are financial services, tourism, trading and logistics, and professional and producer
services.
2. Source: Census and Statistics Department
3. The nine mainland GBA cities include Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan,
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